Benazir Bhutto Personality

Born in the family of wealthy feudal lords of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto’s tumultuous life in politics followed a family tradition that began with her grandfather, Shah Nawaz Bhutto, the last Dewan to serve the erstwhile state of Junagadh,India.He had a vital role in the Nawab’s decision in merging Junagadh with India.However,Shah Nawaz Bhutto left Junagadh after this,on November 8,1947,never to return again.He soon became one of the wealthiest and the most influential landowners of Sindh,Pakistan.

Next in the Bhutto legacy, was one of the most prominent and popular politicians of Pakistan till date : Mr.Zulfikar Ali Bhutto , the father of Benazir Bhutto.Zulfikar Ali Bhutto brought about numerous reforms and changes in the governance of Pakistan,

Bhutto taught her everything about politics. Her style of motivating people and mobilizing them to action touching their heart, all has been a true copy of Shaheed Bhutto.He defined his daughter’s future in a way that neither he nor Nusrat,his wife,nor Benazir herself, could have anticipated. Taking Benazir to important foreign meetings and introducing her to famous foreign dignitaries, he tried to involve Benazir’s interests in his world of international politics.During her formative years, he was at the epicentre of Pakistanti politics and she, at an impressionable age, witnessed many highs and lows.

In 1977, Pakistan witnessed several incidents of repressions by federal forces.Even under such conditions, Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s PPP won the parliamentary elections. However, the party was alleged to have gone for widespread rigging accompanied with violence throughout Pakistan. Consequently, on 5 July 1977, chief of army staff General Zia-ul-Haq seized power by deposing Mr. Bhutto in a bloodless coup.Mr.Bhutto was framed controversially, tried and finally executed by the Supreme Court in

During this period,she endured frequent house arrests including solitary confinements in pathetic and deplorable living conditions. In February 1981, the Pakistan People’s Party , with the support of other Pakistani political parties, formed a political group : ‘Movement for Restoration of Democracy’(MRD).Under international pressure,in 1984, Benazir Bhutto was released ,after which, she went into exile ( 1984-1986).

During the two years when Benazir Bhutto lived in London, her youngest brother Shahnawaz was poisoned to death in France. Benazir accompanied her dead brother’s body to Pakistan for its burial, in her family’s ancestral graveyard. However, soon after the burial the Pakistani government detained her and later released her in November 1985; because she had to testify in a French court in connection with her brother’s